Hello people of Reddit! I’m looking for advice for a trailer for a family of 4. My kids are young right now, so I don’t want a RTT, but I want something we could keep using for a number of years. We drive a VW I.D. Buzz with a 3,500lb towing capacity. (It’s 4WD all electric). We currently tent camp, but I feel like having a trailer would make setup and tear down significantly easier and so we would go more often. I’d like to have a queen bed and two twins (bunk is okay), good storage for chairs and whatnot, and with an outdoor kitchen, or a hatch to allow us to set one up pretty quickly. I’m in the city, so I don’t have workshop space, nor the skills to try making something myself. I adore the teardrop aesthetic, but it’s not an absolute necessity.

Nice to haves would be solar power, shower, composting toilet, AC.

I’m in Canada, so that may affect availability of some options. Thanks for any insights!

Im so tired of booking public sites just to get squeezed between two massive class A motorhomes running their diesel generators 24/7

My rig literally fits in half a parking space but im still paying the exact same premium fee just to breathe in exhaust fumes all weekend. We completely bailed on our state park reservation saturday and just paid for a quiet corner over at a camp happy grounds site near champlain instead

Its just wild to me how people buy a 40 foot rolling apartment just to drive out to the woods and watch satellite tv with the AC blasting. kinda defeats the whole purpose of having a tiny setup tbh

Anyone have any recommendations for a used teardrop trailer 6ft tall or under, that’s not crazy expensive? I live in the Midwest, so some small builders trailers would be hard to find. My garage not tall enough for most nucamps I’ve seen. Thanks for any help.

QC389/TLH, Two ferries, Icebergs, Puffins, Sunrises (before anyone else in NA), Whales, Dildo, and 8600+ kms.

Thank you for asking @weightedslanket, of course I can. A one month Expedition51 loop from ON-QC-Lab-Nfld-NS -QC-ON loop. 140kms of gravel road in QC, the other 8500kms were wonderful. Shared some amazing times with amazing people (we still have no idea their names) from all over, over and over again. The weather wasn’t the greatest, we had to pick up a fourth blanket and a longer raincoat, cold and wet. Most of the views were in the fog/cloud/rain. We hit 75% of the planned stops.
Everything worked, I had to tighten up the anti-rattle bracket on the trailer hitch and the ball receiver. The Outback ran flawlessly, I was worried about the CVTs due to all the hate here about them, but it was unwarranted (or we are just lucky). We found that the sweet spot for L/100kms was 105kms 11-13, 115km/h handed me 15-16. Gas was $1.75-1.85/liter, so I tried very hard to keep the speed down (I failed, everyone drives 10-15km/h over the 100 speed limit and I didn’t want to be THAT guy.)
There’s soooo much more to say, but I suggest you all go on your own adventure to NL, this was one we couldn’t pass up and nor should you, we had such a great one!

I am on the final stages of my squaredrop build, and I'm having difficulty finding a part I need for trim. I need a cover that will cover the corners of the back that is a tri cover. One that covers some of the top rear corner, side vertical corner, and side horizontal corner. Its crude, but i have attached a diagram for reference. Im only finding ones that will cover the vertical and horizontal side.

My quiet place

Got the upper stringers installed in the ribs. Huge difference in strength and rigidity, easily supports my weight without racking or bowing. Glad that I used laminated plywood for the skeleton, much less worry of splitting or cracking (plus the curves are much easier to achieve)

Mocked up a test for my curved sections construction. Filled the main area with chunks of foam skewered and glued in place. Faced it with Kraft paper, spritzed it with water and filled it in with great stuff PRO (that is really nice to work with. The dispenser is a game changer, easy to control the volume and it is sealed so you aren't stuck with half cans). Worked well, but ill cover over the paper with aluminum flashing to control the expansion better.

Next is finishing up the foam sandwich floor, gluing an screwing it together before sealing it up with epoxy.

I just got an All Top awning extension to attach to my Rhino-Rack Sunseeker 2.5m awning. I can start pulling it on in the groove that on the front of the awning but it is very difficult.

Question: is there something that I can apply to the groove or awning extension that can make it easier? Or do I need to try to bend the groove a little or something else?

Hi all,

Just as the title says, I am looking for some DIY door advice. Has a one made their own doors for their DIY teardrops or squaredrops? If so, how do you make sure it's leak proof? Any advice or pictures would be very much appreciated! TIA!

Me and my gf have been looking for a while and finally settled on this one off fb marketplace for $3k.

Already had to remove and patch the whole corner plywood, and I’m going to have to learn a whole lot about electrical and eventually upgrade the system but I’m just gonna go at that part by part.

We’re excited to get out there and start our mini camper journey!!

I’m in the very beginning planning phase of building a tear drop. I’m trying to decide on the trailer to build upon. I’ve seen some amazing trailers built from scratch but I’m not sure my welding skills are up to par for that and I also am not sure if that’s something one should tackle with out experience or special knowledge that I don’t have currently and don’t know what I don’t know…. So looking at commercially available options that would make a solid and safe platform what would everyone recommend I look for? Any particular brands or must have features?

$12,900, located in Denver Colorado. Feel free to message for more information and photos

Hi all, new here, retired couple in Ohio teardrop owners just over two years. We have a 2024 T@B 400 by NuCamp, boondock / black canyon edition. " expanded solar. 400 AH lithium batteries 3000 watt inverter. Trailer is moonsh@dow.

Im currently wrapping up my foamy squaredrop build and now Im trying to outfit accessories for my maiden voyage. I've been waffling on a 10x10 or 12x12 pop up tent versus a mounted awning. The awnings seem more fragile and are definitely smaller. The popups feel like more work and are cumbersome in transport, but offer flexibility.

What are you using and why?
Bonus question Are you using a camp mat/carpet for your outdoor space, and if so what kind?

Horrible mistake though, forgot my pour over funnel so I had to improvise... almost ruined the trip! Stay safe all...

Maiden voyage. We’re in love.

Camping at Hyde Memorial State Park in the mountains outside of Santa Fe, where the solar kept everything charged, and the hiking was fantastic.

New truck - bought
New Trailer - built, not bought

Getting the ribs up and threw some canvas over it to get a feel for the shape. Looks like a Conestoga wagon!

Fabricated a prinsu style rack using 3/16” steel flat stock for the sides. Cut out 1/4” slots for the 1x2 extruded aluminum T-track crossbars. Side rack for accessories is made out of electrical unistrut. Painted all steel with truck bed rhino liner to match frame and fenders. Custom made mounts for spare tire, propane tank, and traction boards. Used Quick Fist rubber mounts for axe and was able to mount solar panel and awning on roof rack.

UK based 🇬🇧 hey all I'm in the process of designing a scratch built square drop trailer. I had originally wanted to buy an existing trailer chassis and then build off that but as I can't seem to find a chassis that meets my needs and that is in my price range I have decided I want to build one from scratch.

I know that I will need the IVA test once built. I plan on making it from 50mm box mild steel 3mm thick. I plan on using a braked alko axle with a Alko hitch. I need it to be as light as possible but also wanted it braked as my limit on un braked is 400kg so braked will give me double that. and will also allow me to carry more weight should I upgrade my tow car in the future.

is there anything that I need to follow when building the chassis and if I need any other testing other than the Iva.

cheers in advance

again uk based 🇬🇧🇬🇧

I have been wanting a teardrop for a long time. My daughter's boyfriend told me hew knows a guy that had a storage yard full of cargo trailers, teardrops, boats, you name it. He just purchased a boat from the guy. He said the guy is kind of known for asking "Well, what is your budget?" and has gone pretty low for people. Apparently money is something he has plenty of. I may be meeting him next week to look at a teardrop. If he hits me with that line "What's your budget?" I'm not sure how low to shoot. It aint much. Money is NOT something I have plenty of. Even if it's in halfway decent shape, I don't want to insult the guy and throw out $500 and have him tell me to get stuffed. $1500 would be hard to swing honestly and that is LOW. Don't want to pass up what could be a once in a lifetime though. What do I do?